Loblaw Companies Ltd. has announced another new COVID-19 case at its Burnaby store.
A worker at the Real Canadian Superstore in Metropolis at Metrotown has tested positive. The last day the team member worked was on Dec. 1, according to a new posting on the company’s COVID-19 tracking page.
Loblaw has said it has detailed plans in place when such cases are discovered. They include public notifications on its tracker site and extensive cleaning measures being put into place, as well as the employee in question being isolated.
This news follows a staff member working this same Superstore outlet testing positive near the end of November.
The company also reported a “team member” at its Wholesale Club at 5335 Kingsway in Burnaby testing positive last month. The last day the person worked at the Burnaby store was on Nov. 6, according the company.
Another grocer in Metropolis at Metrotown, T&T, has reported multiple recent COVID-19 cases in staff.
This follows two Loblaw pharmacies located in Burnaby reporting recent COVID-19 cases last month. These are the Burnaby locations impacted:
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 4827 Kingsway, Burnaby.
- Shoppers Drug Mart, 6508 East Hastings Street, Burnaby.
Loblaw Companies Ltd is the parent company of Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills, and Loblaws City Market.
- With files from Lindsay William-Ross, Vancouver is Awesome
